Okami_CCRN BSN, RN

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    what are these people thinking???

    Okami_CCRN replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    One day i had food in the fridge labeled with my name and DO NOT TOUCH in big red letters. Two hours later I return to savor my delicious chicken dinner to discover that someone took a bite out of...
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    Newark Beth Israel Hospital

    Okami_CCRN replied to davisbaby's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I must say well done, I have been trying to get into Beth and UMDNJ with no success.
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    Curious: Any CNA's that don't want to be a nurse...

    Okami_CCRN replied to love_being_an_aide's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work with a wonderful CNA who is just great and I love working with her because we have the same work ethic but she tells me she does not want to be a nurse but remain a CNA. She says she loves what...
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    Clinical Intructor

    Okami_CCRN replied to Averatec's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the two have to go hand in hand. As a nursing student I want a clinical instructor to have thoery and practice knowledge. Being out of clinical nursing for a long time makes you forget...
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    Recovery Room Woes...

    Okami_CCRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So they closed my unit because of low census throughout the hospital and they wanted to finish painting the rooms... so I was floated to PACU... Our last case was at 9:30PM and in comes Dr. Blah and...
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    Recovery Room Woes...

    Okami_CCRN replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    lol No I am not an RN, I am a patient care tech finishing up nursing school and being a tech means I float anywhere and everywhere. As for labs and such there was one order and that was "Admit to...
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    Switched to dayshift, now cant sleep at night!

    Okami_CCRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I transitioned from nights to evenings as a CNA and my doctor suggested not drinking coffee, limiting meal consumption to before 5 pm, and exercise to tire my body out and let me tell you it
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    I know a CNA who's name badge says nurse!

    Okami_CCRN replied to RNFROMTHEHILL's topic in General Nursing

    I work as a CNA and we get trained on how to perform EKG's while in our ER rotation. I do know how to do a 3, 5, and 12 lead EKG, however I do not read them because it is beyond my scope of nursing....
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    Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    Okami_CCRN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    She is setting herself up for a major lawsuit and I believe you should have written her up ages ago. I was once called into an administrative hearing by my NM when he heard a complaint from an RN...
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    Where to start..a plea for help!

    Okami_CCRN replied to vharper4's topic in General Nursing

    I am little confused, if you never recieved an ASN/ADN degree then you might not be eligible for online BSN degrees. At least that is the impression I am under. I would advise you to check out your...
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    Hit in the face!!

    Okami_CCRN replied to Morning-glory's topic in General Nursing

    lol aww yesterday I was holding an arm while the RN inserted an IV and the patient did several things to my arm such as: A: Scratch it B: Dig her nails into it C: proceed to shove my hand in her mouth...
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    cna refusing to get patient up for meal

    Okami_CCRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Did the CNA explain why they did not want to get the patient up, I work in a hospital and sometimes I do not feed patients if they look as if the might aspirate but I do inform the RN that the patient...
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    State required sexual aide for longterm care resident.

    Okami_CCRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh My God, I find that so hard to imagine but then again we are to provide privacy to the residents as if this was their own private home, but I believe the family should have purchased the said item...
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    CNA=Slave???

    Okami_CCRN replied to j_b_221's topic in General Nursing

    I dont mean to seem like a big head but I am one of the best CNA's on my floor according to Press Gainey lol, but when an RN delegates to me it helps to know that they say "please" and "thank you.",...
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    Lincoln Tech (mount Laurel, NJ)

    Okami_CCRN replied to lovemia821's topic in General Nursing

    Since you are living in NJ as am I, I strongly recommend you begin with your RN not LPN. Reason being is that in NJ LPN's are being phased out of the hospital setting, thus forcing them into Long Term...
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    Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    Okami_CCRN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I have to disagree, spanish is a very important language in the united states and it is important to atleast know some phrases. And the we're in the USA speak english mentally is getting pretty tired....
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    I want her fired!!!!

    Okami_CCRN replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I remember I took care of an elderly lady who had been taken care of at home and she was visually emaciated and had bilateral hip wounds needing VAC systems and a small stage 2 sacral wound. The...
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    Are LPN's being phased out in hospital setting??

    Okami_CCRN replied to fozziebear's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Living in NJ I have realized that all LPN's in my hospital were phased out of floor nursing. I know of 5 that were trained to be wound care nurses by our wound healing center, the rest were transfered...
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    What do the night CNA's do?

    Okami_CCRN replied to jcasti02's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked nights for 6 months while a fellow CNA was on disability leave and it goes a little like this: at 11pm you receive report from the cna/rn and then do you vitals/midnight sugars if any. then...
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    Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    Okami_CCRN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    i have a problem with that i work in a very cuturally diverse facility and i find it more and more annoying that i get penalized for speaking spanish but the philipino rn's can speak tagalog (sp?) and...
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    Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    Okami_CCRN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Well if she gave insulin coverage and you know that, why has she not been reported? That sounds so dangerous and so many consequences could follow, wrong insulin, wrong coverage amount, wrong site...
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    Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    Okami_CCRN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    If we look at the history of nursing in the united states only recently in the past 30-40 years have nurses had to take classes like A and P, Micro, etc. I believe the reason behind this is that...
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    Why Bachelors over Associates?!? is it worth it?

    Okami_CCRN replied to NurseToBe20100102's topic in General Nursing

    The hospitals around my area offer a 1000 dollar sign on bonus to a BSN RN. and when I mean more knowledgeable I mean in nursing theory not practice since a ASN has far more clinical time than a BSN....
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    Float pool nursing

    Okami_CCRN replied to 2ndcareerRN_2004's topic in General Nursing

    You should ask the HR personel how will the preceptorship be set up. In our hospital a new Per-Diem RN is sent 2 or 3 nights per unit to orient on. Here he/she will learn the specifics of every unit....
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    Why Bachelors over Associates?!? is it worth it?

    Okami_CCRN replied to NurseToBe20100102's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Misty as an BSN you will have more nursing theory knowledge than an ASN RN. And it usually takes one year to one and a half years to complete a BSN course after achieving an ASN. As a...